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View fullsize ✨ Last chance to set yourself up for success in 2024! ✨ Sustainable fitness is the name of the game. 💪 Discover how to pair movement with habits that stick in our latest blog—perfect for fat loss and long-term health. 💡 Read more at www.btgf
View fullsize 🌟 Resolutions feeling hard to keep? 🌟 Take a deep breath—it’s not about going all-in or nothing. This year, focus on daily movement, sustainable strength training, and creating habits that last. 💪 💡 Read more at www.btgfitness.com/bl
View fullsize 🌟 New Year, New Goals! 🌟 Tired of fitness resolutions that fade by February? Let’s make 2024 the year of progress that lasts. 💪 From daily movement to strength training, here’s how to create sustainable habits that stick. 💡 Ready to
View fullsize My "official" photos from the 2024 Around The Lake Give'R Take 30K race. For my detailed race recap and more photos by my Super-Wifey, check out my blog post here: https://www.btgfitness.com/blog/race-recap-2024-atl-30k
View fullsize My Super-Wifey doing Super-Wifey stuff at the Cultus Lake Sprint Triathlon! She had a solid run all the way through, and finished strong with a great run.
View fullsize So this is 50! Up at 4:30 AM to fog and rain, registration at 5:00, and starting my 50K Spartan Ultra race at 6:10 (at Big White Ski Resort, near Kelowna). Got to run a big chunk of the course with my 2023 Summer Death Race friend, Serena, which wa
View fullsize Just finished the final run of my preparation for my first ever 50K (in this case, a Spartan Race Ultra, so 60+ obstacles as well), coming up on my 50th birthday this Saturday! Now I just need to stay disciplined with my pacing and fueling on race d
View fullsize Socked in and soggy for this morning's long run on the trails! Torrential downpour for the last three hours made the trails pretty treacherous by the end. Had a minor spill 2 km from the finish - hopefully my body recovers OK from that. Thanks to
View fullsize Took advantage of this morning's beautiful conditions to put in 4-1/2 hours, 22.11 km and 951 metres of elevation on the trails. Thanks to @kevinainsley, @loebiwankinobi and Brenda E for joining me on loop 1, Liam and Tanya P for joining on the sec
View fullsize A few pics from today's long road run. Gorgeous weather, but I headed out under-provisioned, with only about 750 ml of water, and forgot to bring funds to resupply at my one opportunity around the 8 km mark. Despite rationing, I ran out of water at
View fullsize Pics from this morning's "Fun Run +" :) Went really well! Was joined by Brenda E for the first loop, Steve L for loops 2 and 3, and my Super-Wifey joined us on the third loop. Made a "BTG Barkley" Fun Run and a little extra in
View fullsize A few pics from this morning's Zone 2 Recovery / Fast Finish Run at Willband Creek. Most of the aches and pains I had started the day with eased off over the first hour of Zone 2 running at around a 7:20 per km pace, and then ego got the better of m
View fullsize The view and the crew (each loop, there were two)! From this morning's trail run. I totalled 23.57 km and 1,080 metres of vert in 4h12m. #trailrunning #spartantraining #btgfitness
View fullsize A couple of shots from today's Zone 2 training / knee & ankle rehab run / walk. The new section of Marshall Road between Timberlane and Mountain was open, so I decided to check it out. A steady incline meant I had to walk it today to stay in my
View fullsize Forgot to post these pics from yesterday's BTG Spartan Team hike / run at Ledgeview. Gorgeous day out! #endurancetraining #trailrunning #spartantraining #btgfitness
View fullsize Another Step.Up 4 Cardiac Health event in the books! I wasn't able to repeat as men's champ, but considering I'm 3 weeks post-COVID and still dealing with joint issues,, I'm happy to have nearly matched my performance from last year! I completed 20
View fullsize Spartan Race SoCal Race #3 (Sprint) done, and Trifecta Weekend complete! Had fun with @couch.to.sparta, Amanda and the boys to finish off our Spartan adventures for the weekend, and now we're off for a quick one-day Disneyland visit. #spartanrace #
View fullsize Race #2 - Spartan Race SoCal Super done! 2-1/2 hours-ish. One race to go! @couch.to.sparta
View fullsize Spartan Race SoCal Beast done! Had a great time running with @loebiwankinobi and @couch.to.sparta. Kelly and I have two more races to go tomorrow. Race went well overall, but all three of us ended up with calf cramps after the dunk wall, so the la
View fullsize BTG Spartan Team Run was great, beautiful morning for it! Getting confidence back in my ankle, worked on uphill run pacing and comfortable falts / downs. Numerous stops along the way to regroup. Thanks to @amccauley13 @madylinerycroft Brenda &